Now in the Ming Dynasty, things like mobilization, sending troops and fighting wars have become more and more common. When Zhu Jishi attacked Vietnam for the first time more than www.biquge.info years ago, he still aroused a lot of opposition. And now, the Chinese people not only have no objection to sending troops to destroy the Kingdom of Annam, but also show considerable support - after more than ten years of war, the territory of the Ming Empire is getting bigger and bigger, and the living space of the entire nation is getting wider and wider, not only can it go to the Northeast, Lanfang, Kazakhstan and Siberia, but now there is also a Kingdom of California, which is said to be full of gold. Who else would oppose the conquest of Annam in the face of these tangible interests? However, many newspapers began to introduce the rich and fertile Jiulongjiang Plain in advance, and it seemed that it was already the living space of the Ming people.

In addition to attracting attention to land and wealth, the national education of the Ming Dynasty also made the new generation of citizens think differently from their fathers and grandfathers. Who is a child studying in a new-style elementary and middle school who has not learned serious military drills and even learned to use rifles and bayonets under the guidance of a physical education teacher who has been a veteran officer who has fought with real swords and guns? Who hasn't grown up listening to stories about the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty? These young people are not scholars with four books and five classics, and they do not have the idea of "a good man is not a soldier, and a good iron is not a nail".

The current Ming Dynasty is an era of shiny military uniforms! The Daming Royal Army Military Academy and the Daming Royal Navy Military Academy, together with Daming Jishi University, are already the most desirable places for graduates of Daming High School. As for the talented officers who are so slow to be promoted and have few talents, they must be ranked after military schools and universities -- in fact, the Chinese are still martial and literate. It is the result of the king's guidance. The most typical is the Song Dynasty. Warriors are guarded against as thieves. If you are not careful, you will be charged with domineering. On the contrary, no matter how big the mistakes of civil officials are, they rarely ask for their crimes, and even if they want to be punished, they often do not lose their dignity in ranking some official positions without real duties. Under these circumstances, becoming a civil servant would of course be the best option for all national elites.

On the other hand, in today's Ming Dynasty, there are hundreds of thousands of civil officials, and many of them are not worth much, and it is even more difficult to be promoted. ** If there is no opportunity. I can't rise in my life. However, the officers have been fighting for many years, not only have the officials risen rapidly (of course, this is also related to the small number of officers, and now the officers of the Ming Dynasty need to receive a lot of education and training, compared to the civil officials who study relatively little), but also often get a knighthood and become a nobleman. In most cases, officers who joined the ranks in the same year were several ranks higher than civilian officers and were much more financially affluent.

Therefore, the folk customs of the Ming Dynasty have become more martial. Every time a soldier goes out to fight, the whole country cheers and sends him off. When did it go too far, it was probably militarism, right?

At this time, the officers and men of the Ming army of the brigade were gathered on the dock in Xiaguan in Nanjing, and these were all officers and soldiers of the Guards, as the pro-army of the great emperor, they were all selected from the elite of the entire army, and of course they were not vases for people to enjoy. Every time they went on an expedition, they would draw troops from the Guards to the front line. This time, it was even more of a general dispatch to find trouble with the Annamite people. Only a small number of people remained in the Nanjing barracks. As for the security of Nanjing City, there is no need to worry about it at all. This is the hinterland of the Ming Empire, and there are many forts at the mouth of the Yangtze River, as well as a fairly powerful inland ironclad fleet. There is no possibility of invasion by any foreign enemy, and there are still 15,000 instructors of the Royal Army Military Academy and 3,000 imperial guards in Nanjing City, and there are already tens of thousands of reserve officers and soldiers. It was really impregnable to the extreme—well, if the more than a million working class in Nanking and Shanghai had not risen up in rebellion......

Emperor Zhu walked on the pier. With his prime minister, Zuo Zongtang, and Han Si, the secretary of the War Department, watched with a satisfied look as the officers and men of the Guards boarded the ship--the Guards had only received the order to go out 48 hours ago. In such a short time, an army of 50,000 people was already on board. This shows that the Guards have the ability to react quickly! And with the addition of these 50,000 people, the army strength in the hands of General Luo Gang, commander of the Annan Group Army, including the mobilized troops in Jiaozhou Province, exceeded 500,000, and there were 20,000 Japanese troops and 30,000 Siamese troops on the way, such a powerful force was enough to completely crush the opponent in one fell swoop! Of course, the mobilization of so many troops is not that Zhu Jishi has no confidence in defeating Annan, in fact, dispatching one-tenth of the men and horses is enough to set up Annan. However, Zhu Jishi regarded this war as a comprehensive mobilization and expedition exercise, which tested the long-range delivery capability of the Ming army and the military mobilization ability of Jiaozhou Province. Now it seems that the performance is not bad in all aspects.

Zhu Jishi pointed to the commercial steam sailboats that were temporarily conscripted at the Xiaguan wharf, as well as the soldiers of the Ming army who crowded the wharf and said: "Zuo Xiang, break the army, you are all my old ministers. When Hong Kong gathered forces to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, did you ever think of the current situation of strong soldiers and strong horses? ”

Han Si looked at Zhu Jishi with a smile. He is the first hero of the dragon, and he can see that Zhu Jishi is not an ordinary person as early as when he was in Europe! However, Da Ming can become bigger than he is now, which is indeed beyond his expectations. Although it is still tied with Britain and France, in Han Si's opinion, Daming's strength is actually the most powerful. Because the Ming Empire has a population of nearly 600 million, as long as it is well organized, it is an invincible force.

Zuo Zongtang said with a slight worry: "Your Majesty, I am a big Ming, but the foundation is not stable. After years of war, the financial resources have been somewhat wasted. Although a lot of land has been gained, not much has been developed. And there are a few ...... Tang Dynasty weather! ”

Han Si frowned when he heard this. Emperor Zhu is already a generation of Tianjiao, how can the so-called prosperous Tang Dynasty have today's situation? Zuo Zongtang said that the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was obviously reminding Emperor Zhu not to blindly use military force to follow in the footsteps of the Tang Dynasty in the past...... But what is the footsteps of Datang? The feudal town is divided, and the warriors are difficult to govern? Or is it not my race, and its will be different?

"I know, I know it." Zhu Jishi smiled and waved his hand, Zuo Zongtang was admonishing himself! Speaking of which, in the past two years, the emperor has heard less and less contrary advice.

Emperor Zhu touched his chin and pondered: "The Tang Dynasty only knows that Siyi surrenders, but he doesn't know that Huayi is summer, this kind of weather is indeed unacceptable." ”

Han Si shook his head, a little incomprehensible: "Your Majesty, I don't have An Lushan or Shi Siming in the Ming Dynasty, the generals who lead the troops are all Han, and they come out of the military academy in batches, and there is no officer who can work in a position for too long." How can there be a prosperous Tang Dynasty? ”

This is the advantage of using military schools to train a large number of standardized professional officers, and more than 2,000 army officers graduate from military schools in each term. They have all undergone the strictest military education and the brainwashing of loyal monarchs, and their transfer and promotion are also regulated by relevant regulations. They can be qualified for most army officer positions, so no officer can work in one position for too long, and it is unlikely that they will form a system and cultivate power. Moreover, the number of more than 2,000 per issue also makes seniority a not very scarce resource in the army. So many people have similar qualifications, who will obey whom? There may be more outstanding among them who can take on higher positions, but it is really more difficult to make the alumni of the same period worship them as Lao Tzu.

Zhu Jishi shook his head slightly: "There is still a prosperous Tang Dynasty...... It's better in the Ming Dynasty, but it's not easy to say about the surrounding feudal states. At least it's still far from being able to turn it into summer. He looked at Zuo Zongtang, nodded and said: "I haven't forgotten this in my heart, the clan system implemented by the Ming Dynasty now is just an expedient measure, and it will eventually evolve into a Greater China." Not only the country, but also the people must belong to China and integrate into China. This is the real long-term peace and stability. (To be continued.) )