Under Zhang Wu's gaze full of shock, Zhou Shuyuan replied as a matter of course: "General Zhang, it's still what I just said, the true strength of the general soldier is far beyond our imagination. Not only that, but the advanced vision of the chief soldier is not comparable to us..."

"In the plan of the general soldier, there are four kinds of armies in Datong Mansion, namely the Tuntian Army, the Datong Mansion Garrison, the Tiger and Leopard Army, and the scout soldiers with the smallest number and the most elite..."

"I don't have much to say about the tuntian soldiers, who are responsible for the tuntian in peacetime and conduct military training when the farm is slack. They have no food, only when they train, they will receive some food and silver subsidies from the General Army..."

"However, we can't underestimate these Tuntian soldiers. Because, the scale of the number of tuntian soldiers will become very large. According to what the chief soldier said, in the next few years, we will set up at least 200,000 Tuntian soldiers in Datong Prefecture...."

"More importantly, these tuntian soldiers will be the best addition to the local garrison in wartime."

Hearing this, the shocked expression on Zhang Wu's face became even stronger, and he exclaimed excitedly at Zhou Shuyuan: "Lord General is really too wise. Although the Tuntian soldiers are also new recruits, they have all undergone a certain amount of training. As long as the local garrison is replenished, under the leadership of veterans, it will definitely be able to form combat effectiveness in a very short period of time..."

"As long as this kind of plan and plan of the general army can be carried out, the combat effectiveness of the local garrison will never be weakened because of the continuous replenishment of troops..."

After nodding in approval of Zhang Wu's opinion, Zhou Shuyuan continued to analyze.

"Speaking of the Tuntian soldiers, the next thing is the garrison of Datong Mansion. That is, General Zhang, you commanded more than 10,000 people...."

"In the plan of the commander-in-chief. The Datong garrison will serve as a local garrison. Specially responsible for the defense of all county towns and military important places in Datong Province..."

"Because of the imperial court's attention to Datong Mansion, the current garrison of Datong Mansion is only 15,000 people. However, according to the expectations of the commander-in-chief, in the near future, the garrison of Datong Province will be expanded to at least 50,000 people. Only in this way can we meet the defense of the entire Datong Mansion and turn the defense line around Datong Mansion into a real iron wall......"

"Of course. These garrisons have the same mission as the Tuntian soldiers, that is, to replenish their best soldiers to the Haw Par Army at any time in wartime to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army. ”

"As a local garrison, these more than 10,000 officers and men will be completely undergoing full-time military training, and will be paid according to the 80% ratio of the Haw Par Army."

As a general who was very familiar with Datong Mansion, Zhang Wu knew very well that when Datong Mansion was attacked from all sides one day, how many troops Datong Mansion would need to ensure that Datong Mansion was worry-free.

So, Zhou Shuyuan just finished speaking. Zhang Wu replied with a look of approval: "The chief soldier is right, as long as there are 50,000 troops. The last general will be able to ensure the safety of the entire Datong Mansion...."

"When the time comes, no matter who the enemy is, how many troops there are, and from which direction they attack, they will not be able to attack our Datong Mansion."

Seeing that Zhang Wu in front of him was getting more and more upright, when thinking about the problem, he was already completely behind Wei Zheng's side. Zhou Shuyuan directly showed a satisfied smile from the bottom of his heart on his face, and continued to say to Zhang Wu.

"Next up is our Haw Par Army... In the future of Datong Province, the Haw Par Army will exist as a field force. And the total strength of the Haw Par Army is definitely not the 10,000 people you see so far. ”

"Although I don't know what kind of scale the Haw Par Army will develop under the command of the general army, one thing I am sure of is that in the future battlefield, our Haw Par Army can at least fight against more than 50,000 Houjin cavalry or more than 100,000 officers and soldiers...

"As a field force in Datong Province, there is no doubt that it will be an army that is completely out of production for military training, and in accordance with the regulations of the chief soldier, military salaries will be paid in full."

"During the war, the Haw Par Army also undertook the same task as the Tuntian soldiers and the local garrisons, and replenished their best soldiers to the scout troops who had not yet appeared in Datong Mansion anytime and anywhere."

"Finally, I'm going to talk about this mysterious scout force...."

"According to the Chief Soldier, the total strength of this scout force will not be too much, at most two thousand. However, this scout force is the strongest fighting force in Datong Province, and it is not only commanded by the Chief Soldier himself, but also trained by the Chief Soldier himself..."

"In this army, the amount of military salaries received by ordinary officers and soldiers is lost to the amount that platoon commanders in the Haw Par Army can get. That is to say, after an ordinary soldier in this unit arrives in the Haw Par Army, he can serve as a platoon commander at the very least, and if he is lucky, the captain and even the battalion commander can be ..."

"In addition to these field units, we have separate artillery ..."

At this moment, Zhang Wu, who was sitting in front of Zhou Shuyuan, had already become stunned because of shock.

After a long time of tea, he reacted before he opened his mouth and sighed: "Lord Zhou, if you don't say you don't know, you will be shocked when you say it... If you add up all the troops you just mentioned, not to mention two million taels of silver, even three million taels of silver is not enough for the soldiers to spend a year..."

Zhou Shuyuan shook his head and replied, "I don't know how much silver it will cost." However, with the character of the chief soldier, since he has such ambitions, he must have a solution to the military salary... And I'm telling you this today, just to let you know that there is absolutely nothing wrong with following the chief soldier..."

If you don't show your loyalty at this time, then when?

As soon as Zhou Shuyuan's words fell, Zhang Wu said loudly: "Please tell Lord Zhou that since I, Zhang Wu, have decided to take refuge in Lord General Soldier, I will always follow Lord General Soldier and be loyal to Lord General Soldier." For the sake of the commander-in-chief, even if the last general goes to the soup, he will not hesitate..."

"From now on, this order of the last general is the commander-in-chief....as long as the commander-in-chief orders it, the general-in-chief will resolutely carry it out, and there will be absolutely no hesitation."

In the lobby of the General Soldier's Mansion, after listening to Zhou Shuyuan's relays of Zhang Wu's words, after only a short period of contemplation, a trace of a firm expression appeared on Wei Zheng's face.

Under Zhou Shuyuan's gaze, he said in a firm tone: "As the so-called employment is not suspicious, suspects do not need to be suspicious, since this Zhang Wu decided to follow us all the way to the dark, then if we still doubt her, it will be too immeasurable." ”

"Besides, the news of Zhang Wu's decision to take refuge in us is not only known to the civil and military officials of Datong Mansion, but even to the imperial court. In this case, if Zhang Wu wants to curry favor with both ends, I can say with certainty that in the entire Ming Dynasty, not only can we not tolerate him, but the imperial court also cannot tolerate him... Therefore, even if he thinks about his own future, he will choose to follow us. And Zhang Wu is a smart general, he must be able to think of this. So I judge that Zhang Wu's allegiance this time must be sincere. ”

was recognized by Wei Zheng, and Zhou Shuyuan's nervous heart suddenly relaxed.

Subsequently, Zhou Shuyuan, who was not very accustomed to military life, asked: "General, since General Zhang has become our own person, will the garrison of Datong Mansion be directly handed over to General Zhang as commander......

Wei Zheng shook his head and replied thoughtfully: "You can hand over all the garrisons of Datong Mansion to Zhang Wu as commander, but you can't come back for the time being." ”

Seeing the puzzled expression on Zhou Shuyuan's face, Wei Zheng opened his mouth to explain: "I don't know if you still remember that half a month ago, I sent civilian officials to the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"Since this Zhang Wu has become his own person, and the garrison of Datong Mansion is basically composed of new soldiers, there are no secret agents from all sides of the imperial court. Therefore, I want to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the army and directly send civilian officials to the garrison of Datong Province-"

"Not only that, but I also want to secretly set up a new department in the General Military Office, and the function of this department is to manage all the civilian officers we send to the army. For the time being, I have set the name of this department as the Ministry of Politics. And you, Zhou Shuyuan, are the first minister of the Ministry of Political Affairs for the time being. ”

"As for the main functions of the Ministry of Political Affairs, I have thought of so many at present. After the political department is really established, it will be improved. ”

"First, the political department should be responsible for the ideological work of all the officers and men in the army, so that the soldiers know why they are fighting and who they are fighting for..."

"Second, the Ministry of Political Affairs should be responsible for supervising the leading generals at all levels in the army and preventing the generals from pulling mountains in the army. Of course, there is one thing you must keep in mind that the political department only has the power to supervise, not the power to dispose of it, and in particular, it must not interfere with the command of the leading generals over the army. ”

"Third, the Ministry of Political Affairs is also responsible for recording and supervising the merits of officers and soldiers at all levels, promotions, punishments... A series of tasks...."

"Fourth ......"

"In a word, the political department I am talking about will be a new department independent of military command, and as long as the role of this political department is played well, it will certainly be able to play a very big role in the troops. This effect will be far beyond your imagination..."

Seeing Zhou Shuyuan, who had already shown a hot gaze in his eyes in front of him, Wei Zheng's words changed and continued: "However, because this political department is a new department, there is nothing to refer to. Therefore, the difficulties in the whole process of formation will definitely exceed our imagination. So, you have to be cautious..."

Hearing this, Zhou Shuyuan's face immediately became stern.

And Wei Zheng, who was sitting in front of Zhou Shuyuan, continued with a look of unfinished business: "In addition to forming the political department, I also plan to set up a department that is parallel to the political department. (To be continued......)