Chapter 191: A New Atmosphere
In history, there have been some managers who don't need others to come up with ideas, but think about the problem for themselves, make up their minds, and the people around them just carry out their will. But there are many examples of such superstars emerging in a century, and there are many examples of managers who have failed because of their stubbornness and self-righteousness.
Therefore, in the vast majority of cases, military commanders need advisers and need to learn from others' strengths, and it is naturally very important for an army to form a headquarters or a general staff. For example, the General Staff Headquarters established by Zhu Yongxing has now developed into an organizational structure with four divisions, which are divided into strategic and tactical affairs, internal affairs of the army, supplies, artillery, and ammunition affairs.
Of course, the General Staff Headquarters and the General Staff Headquarters that Zhu Yongxing created according to the gourd and the scoop always need to be constantly improved and perfected, and it takes a long period of practice to run in. The main obstacle is that a large number of well-trained staff officers cannot be possessed in a short period of time, and those veterans of the battlefield are more willing to make contributions on the battlefield in the current war situation.
As a result, there are almost no heavyweight generals in the General Staff Headquarters under Zhu Yongxing, most of whom are middle- and lower-level officers, and their age is generally on the younger side. However, Zhu Yongxing had his own methods, and he chose his staff officers not because of his military rank and qualifications, but because of his absolute trust in his ability and quality, and he was also good at organizing and using them. With an eye to the future, he devoted himself to building the General Staff into a school for training the elite of the army and studying the experience of warfare. As a result, he often personally discussed strategic and tactical issues with the officers of the General Staff and entrusted most of the military work to the General Staff Headquarters, while he increasingly played a leading role.
Everything must be done personally, that is what lower-level officials should do, and Zhu Yongxing had such an awareness very early. Therefore, he has gradually set up a more reasonable political, economic, and military structure, and he knows how to delegate power and appoint people. Know how to organize and manage. To put it bluntly, he is the front of the car, holding the direction and the movement of the car, so that the big carriage of the Nanming government can carry all kinds of loads and move along the road he set.
The road is not what it used to be. This is something that many people have gradually realized, and the discussion about Zhu Yongxing's "arbitrary power reform" and "unauthorized reform of the ancestral system" has not stopped from the beginning to the present. But in Zhu Yongxing's view, the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are not how strong the Qing Dynasty's military strength is and how advanced the system is; But the Ming Dynasty was sick, too sick, and the chronic illness was not removed, and everything was utopian.
Restructuring? Zhu Yongxing felt that it was not accurate enough. When it comes to reform, there is still some truth. And he also knew that the process of reform was a process of power and strength struggle, and its difficulty had caused almost all reformers in history to be ruined and ruined. And often at that time, the poor people either watched the failure of the reform with cold and numbness, or frantically pounced on it and tore at the flesh of the loser - all of whom put the source of their suffering on the head of the reformer.
Such a bloody lesson. Zhu Yongxing would not be ignorant of the Dao, but he didn't think that he would fall to that point. Because he saw a key point. That is, there is no need to rush to seek treatment, there is no need to pursue perfection, as long as the majority of people from all social strata and all identities can obtain practical benefits, and they can win the broadest support. In other words, the source of suffering cannot be eliminated, but it can only be concentrated on as few people as possible.
Plainly. Winning over the majority and isolating the minority is Zhu Yongxing's simplest means. He must reap the fruits of his reforms before the powers lose their grip in order to gain the buy-in of the reformers to strengthen and continue his cause. So, there is opposition. There are criticisms, but they can't set off big storms, and a few flies are crowing, how can they stop Zhu Yongxing's pace of advancing while reforming?
In the bloody bath of fighting, in the smoke of wolves everywhere, a great empire is being conceived, grown, and strengthened in the depths of the chaotic earth, struggling vigorously, and no one can suppress this increasingly powerful force. It kicked hard against the hard wall of time and space in the darkness, and the stone chips began to fall, the ground began to crack, the mountains and forests began to tremble, and the sea began to boil??????
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The Spring Festival has passed, and now it is the sixteenth year of Yongli, the first year of Kangxi, March 1662 AD.
The newly recovered people in Guangdong have experienced a New Year that is not very lively, firecrackers are forbidden to be manufactured and fired, and raw materials such as nitrate and sulfur are all supplied to the military, but the festive activities such as gongs and drums, dragon and lion dances, etc., still add a lot of festive atmosphere to the festival.
The Min clan sat in Guangzhou, which undoubtedly had a great impact on the stability of the people in the Xinding area; The monument to the heroes is being built in the city, and the massacre grave outside the city is also renovated, and His Royal Highness Min personally inscribed the "Righteous Tomb", and set up a sacrifice in the New Year's Festival; A barracks were built in the north of the city, and new recruits continued to pour in, practicing every day, and shouting loudly; Ships in the port kept coming and going, and all kinds of Chinese people appeared on the streets of Guangzhou...... All this shows the people that the Ming army attaches great importance to the occupied areas and is determined to defend them firmly.
Guangdong, which far surpasses Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in terms of manpower, finance, and material resources, is rapidly recovering from the wounds of war. For the people of Pingtou, the restoration of the Ming Dynasty is also restoring the self-confidence of life, and there is a series of newly promulgated and implemented policies to benefit the people.
In Guangdong, loyal martyrs such as Wang Xing, Zhang Jiayu, and Chen Bangyan emerged, who dealt heavy blows to the Qing army in Wencun, Daojiao, Shunde and other places, and wrote heroic deeds that made future generations feel heartbroken and shed tears with blood and lives.
It can be seen that it is not that the Cantonese people cannot fight, but that the outdated Yongli court is incapable of mobilizing the people, and the civil and military officials who are constantly fighting have no intention of doing so. "The deepest roots of the great power of war exist among the people", a famous saying that has been proven by history, they do not understand it at all.
In the midst of the earth-shattering sound of gongs and drums, the plaque of the "Home of Military Families" was hung on the simple gate, and a new soldier wearing red and hanging flowers was surrounded and walked out of the village.
Deng Xiu'er stood by the fence, looking at it with her feet crossed, this is the new recruit of the Tan family after being expelled from the untouchables, the county government issued plaques, and the villagers warmly bid them off. This not only represents the glory of the Tan family, but also the manifestation of the Tan family's political liberation.
The inherent hierarchical system and the concept of good and cheap in feudal society make the problem of liberalization of lowly status not as simple as the next edict, and requires operational supporting measures. Joining the army is one aspect, and later entering the academy to study and enter the ranks is also a way to improve the political status of the former untouchables.
With soldiers who fight for the country, or even grow into high-ranking generals, and then there are civilian officials, the entire original untouchable will get rid of the inherent inferiority complex in their hearts and sweep away the psychological discrimination against the untouchables in society.
…………… (To be continued......)