Reading guide: Xiangyong does not have a horse team, let alone an artillery team, but Zeng Guofan put the horse team and artillery team into the category of "Ten Systems". The author spared no pen and ink to show all the "Ten Systems" to readers, just to let future generations have a more comprehensive understanding of Zeng Guofan's military strategy.

After breakfast the next day, Zeng Guobao did not go to see his eldest brother, but locked himself in the room alone, and then read "Ten Systems".

Xiao Fusi sent his own soldiers to make a pot of tea for Zeng Guobao, but Zeng Guobao didn't find it.

When the soldiers truthfully told their battalion officers, Xiao Fusi was envious and said, "My uncle is about to become a real battalion officer." Don't read the regulations well! ”

The soldier who made tea for Zeng Guobao said: "My lord, aren't you also a battalion officer now?" ”

Xiao Fusi glared and said, "I'm a bird camp officer!" Only a hundred people! The real battalion officer has to take 500 people! ”

What are the contents of the "Ten Systems" formulated by Zeng Guofan himself? made Zeng Guobao so unbearable?

The first system of the "Ten Systems" is the "Battalion System", which is followed by the "Battalion Officers and Soldiers", "One Sentry System", "Long Husband System", "Salary and Rations System", "Small Rations and Compassionate Reward System", "The System of Recruiting Brave Soldiers from Other Provinces to Imitate the Salary and Grain of the Chu Army", "The System of Tents", "The System of Commanders", and "The System of Horse Team Battalions".

The "Battalion System" says: "There are 60 battalion officers and 6 commanders, who are divided into four posts: front, rear, left and right. There are four sentinels, four sentinels, and 20 guards. There were thirty-two chiefs, three hundred and thirty-six brave, forty-two bravery, and a battalion of 500 people. One battalion officer and four sentry officers were outside. ”

"The System of Battalion Officers and Soldiers" said: "There are six teams of soldiers, one team of mountain artillery; two teams of knives and spears; three teams of mountain splitting cannons, four teams of knives and spears; Five teams of small guns, six teams of knives and spears. Each team has one leader, ten soldiers, and one brave. There are six teams with a total of 72 students. ”

"The System of One Sentinel" says: "Front, rear, left and right four posts, one member of each sentry officer, one sentry commander, a total of five guards, one bravery." Eight teams per sentry, one team carrying guns; two teams of knives and spears; three teams of small guns; four teams of knives and spears; Five teams carry guns; six teams of swords and spears; Seven teams of small guns; Eight teams of knives and spears. Each team has one leader, one brave, 12 gun-carrying teams, and 14 long-standing teams. Its sword, spear, and small spear team are ten brave, and the chief and gang are twelve. Each post had one hundred and eight men, four sentinels and four hundred and thirty-two. ”

"The System of Elder Husbands" says: "Battalion officers and assistants, etc., share forty-eight long-term husbands. Carry the medicine, the fire rope and all the military and other items, and share 30 long men. The pro-soldiers used three long-term husbands for each mountain artillery team; Each sword, spear, and spear team uses two long husbands. There are six teams and 14 long-term husbands. If the camp is pulled out and travels far away, the official will allocate another husband to help carry the mountain cannon. five sentinels, sentinels and guards, and four long-term husbands; The four sentinels share sixteen long husbands. Three long-term men for each gun-carrying team; Each spear and spear team has two chiefs; Eight teams of four sentinels carrying guns, sharing twenty-four long-term husbands; Twenty-four teams of knives, spears and small guns, sharing forty-eight long men. The above items share 180 long-term husbands. A battalion of 500 men, with 36 men for every 100 men, is allowed to decrease, not increase. ”

"The System of Salary and Rations" says: "The battalion officer is given a monthly salary of 50 taels of silver, and no deduction is made. and another hundred and fifty taels of silver for office expenses, which were not deducted. All assistants and managers of accounts, military uniforms, secretaries, doctors, craftsmen, salaries and salaries, and the purchase of banners and numbers to supplement various expenses, shall be at the discretion of the battalion officer. For each member of the sentry, three coins of silver are given a day; For each sentinel, two silver coins per day were given; For each chief, one penny and six cents of silver are given every day; For each recruit, one penny and five cents of silver are given per day; For each of the warriors, one penny and five cents of silver are given every day; Zhengyong each person, give a penny and four cents of silver a day; Each of the brave men will give a penny of silver every day; For each husband, he was given a penny of silver a day. The above large construction, the monthly payment of silver is 2,892 22 yuan; Xiao Jianyue paid two thousand eight hundred and two two four dollars and six cents. There is waste in the army, and the most taboo is that there are too many officials and too many husbands. Now the limit is established, no matter how many officials there are, no matter how big or small the officials are, whoever brings a thousand people is not allowed to pay more than 5,800 taels of silver per month. Whoever brings 10,000 people is not allowed to pay more than 58,000 taels of silver per month. Whoever brings a hundred men is not allowed to use a long man to pass thirty-six. Whoever brings a thousand men is not allowed to use a long man to exceed three hundred and sixty. ”

"The System of Small Rations and Rewards" says: "Whoever newly sets up a camp head, recruits the brave, and after the selection, regardless of the brave or the husband, each person will be given a small ration of 100 wen per day." Brought to the camp, the constitution sent a roll call, and then a large ration. and whosoever shall be given thirty taels of silver. The injured first class will be rewarded with fifteen taels of silver; The second class will be rewarded with ten taels of silver; The third prize will be five taels of silver. Those who become invalid are additionally added. ”

"Recruiting Yong in Other Provinces Imitates the System of Salary and Grain of the Chu Army" says: "Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces recruit bravery, and those who suppress thieves in this province shall follow the regulations of the Chu Army." Those who do not reduce the five items. The salary and office expenses of the battalion officers are 200 taels of silver per month. (undiminished); The sentry officer pays three coins of silver a day, and the sentry chief pays two coins of silver a day. (undiminished); He paid six cents of silver every day. (undiminished); The gang Yong pays every penny of silver every day. (undiminished); The eldest husband paid a penny of silver on a day. (not reduced). According to the Chu military chapter, those who will be reduced by two points, all two: recruits, and bravery, and one penny and three cents of silver per day. (Two points have been subtracted, and if you leave the country to suppress thieves in other provinces, it will not be reduced at all); Zhengyong pays one penny and two cents of silver every day. (Two points have been subtracted, and if you leave the country to suppress thieves in other provinces, it will not be reduced at all)"

"The System of Tents" says: "Battalion officers, assistants, secretaries, munitions, etc., share eight tent sheds and two single tent sheds. Sentinels, sentry chiefs, and guards share one tent shed, two single tent sheds, and four sentry sheds. Each team of pro-soldiers uses a tent shed, a single tent shed, and eight teams are the same. Zhengyong has two single tents per team, and thirty-two teams are the same. The above shared tent shed 18 shelves, single tent shed 80. ”

"The System of Commandery" says: "Where the commander brings his own battalion, the salary, public expenses and wages of the battalion are sufficient. In addition, add from the preferential drink. Whoever has more than 3,000 men shall be given a hundred taels of silver and ten gafu per month. and if there are more than 5,000 men, he shall add two hundred taels of silver and twenty gavs per month. Those who have more than 10,000 people will be given three hundred taels of silver per month, and thirty gaws per month. ”

"Horse Team Battalion System" said: "One battalion has ten posts, and each sentry officer gives one horse. Twenty-four horses are brave, and each horse is given one horse; The battalion officers had eight soldiers, each of whom was given a horse. 1. The battalion officer is paid a monthly salary of 40 taels of silver, and 40 taels of silver at public expense; Four horses, two grooms, one fireman, and eight long-term horses. 1. A member of the assistant will be given 16 taels of silver per month, a horse, and a long husband. 1. One person can read a word, and he will be given five taels of silver a month. 1. Ten sentinels, each member is given nine taels of silver per month, one or two taels of silver for miscellaneous expenses, one groom, and one shedman. 1. There are five vanguard officers, each of whom shall be given a horse, and shall be given five taels or four cents of silver for rations, and six cents of silver for miscellaneous expenses. There is a total of five people in a shed, two grooms, one fireman, and one shedman. 1. Eight soldiers, each of whom will be given a horse, one and four cents of silver per day, and six cents of silver per month for miscellaneous expenses. There are four people in a shed, two horsemen in each shed, one fireman, and one shedman. 1. The captain of the infantry team will be given one penny and six cents of silver per day. There are ten soldiers in the infantry team, and they are given one penny and five cents of silver every day, and a total of one shed. A fireman. This is for the purpose of being sent by the battalion officer and staying in the camp when the team is out. There is no need to send people to the sentinels. 1. Ma Yongri gave one penny and four cents for silver, and six cents for miscellaneous expenses. For every four of them, there is a shed, two grooms, one fireman, and one shedman. 1. Forty men and women who carry ordnance and forage shall be given one penny of silver per day, and one penny of silver shall be given to each fireman per day. 1. Two battalion officers lead two blue sheds and one white single shed; The assistant collar has a blue sandwich shed and a white single shed. The horse team has two white single sheds and two horse pen sheds. The infantry team led two white single sheds. Each sentry collar has one blue canopy, and six white single sheds. Seven stables. 1. Each battalion is given 110 catties of candles and 200 catties of oil. 1. Within 100 horses in each battalion, 36 horses shall be reported dead every year, and the number shall be redeemed to make up for it. In addition, three cents were deducted every month in the sentry soldiers' miscellaneous expenses, which were used as public items to supplement horses, and were called Peng Ma Yin. The battalion officer and the prime minister shall send a member of the sentry officer in the month to take turns to manage it, and in case of additional death of horses, and those who are sick and emaciated, they will immediately draw this item and exchange it for supplements at any time. First, every horse month to the bran grass beans silver two taels, every year in the third, fourth, fifth months of the grass is lush, can be put to eat, each horse to reduce five dollars of silver, only give one two five dollars. 1. Horse doctors, blacksmiths, gowns, flags, brooms, iron scrapers, and bamboo troughs are from the official items of the battalion officials. 1. Repair the mattress, cloth drawer, back sheath, and bridle on the saddle, and the officers and men of the sentry bravely do it themselves. First, the head is hung and the reins are biased, and the officers and men of the sentry are brave enough to do it themselves. 1. The money for horse medicine comes from the public expense for the battalion officers, and the sentry and soldier courage come from miscellaneous expenses. 1. Replacement of saddle sheaths, oily skin sheaths, belly straps and belly straps, wide leather strips, pedgled slacks, narrow leather strips, leather ties, iron chews, full set of guns, bows and arrows, waist knives, straw knives, and forage pockets shall be provided by the Ordnance Office. 1. Where the camp is encamped, first choose the slope to dig the ground and dig two bows, thinking that it is a horse circle, and four horses can be bolted. The shed of soldiers, that is, the opposite of the shed of the horse pen. The sentry's shed is also opposite to the sentry's horse circle. When the horse circle is supported, the four soldiers and the two horsemen personally hoe and dig. If the horse ring is not handled properly, the sentry officer will be severely punished. ”

It can be seen from the ten systems that Zeng Guofan has been thinking about things for a long time. At that time, the Hunan army did not have a horse team, and there were very few horses, and only officers above the post commander could ride them. But Zeng Guofan had already thought that no matter morning or evening, Xiangyong would have to be equipped with a cavalry battalion; There is also a battle out of the province, and Zeng Guofan also thought of the front. Although the regimental training was initially organized, the regimental training did not need to go out of the province to fight, and the main purpose was to protect the peace of the party. However, Zeng Guofan had already truly felt that it was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to exterminate the Taiping Army by relying solely on the economic divisions of some countries, such as the Banner Camp and the Green Battalion. No matter morning or evening, the regimental training will have a day when it will go out of the province to fight.

After reading "Ten Systems", the young Zeng Guobao thought about it for a long time.

After dinner that day, Zeng Guobao got the recruitment committee and a document issued by the Issuance Examination Bureau, and together with Peng Yulin and Yang Zaifu, Zeng Guofan allocated ten other personal soldiers to accompany him for protection, and returned to Xiangxiang by boat "End of this Chapter"