Hejian Province Xingji County.

The cold wind in the north in February is like a knife.

Even in this era, there are more trees, and most of them are bare trees, and occasionally you can see some green.

As soon as the order from the Jingshi arrived, the soldiers of the Wugong Left and Right Guards, Yongqing Left and Right Guards, who were responsible for building the Zhang family mansion and the Chongzhen Palace in Xingji County, were immediately assembled for training and ready to be promoted.

The commander of the martial arts left guard is named Song Shiming, and he is also a hereditary commander of the same position, and after the death of the original commander, he was then promoted.

The three guards of martial arts, martial arts left guard, and martial arts right guard were originally mainly craftsmen, just like some of the guards in charge of honor, not all pro-soldiers were fighting.

The country is peaceful, and they are useless, and I don't know which genius has a flash of inspiration, and he has let them be construction workers since the Chenghua years.

In fact, to be honest, as long as the military salary is paid, a person like Song Shiming who has no ideals can let him do anything. He didn't do it himself anyway.

Even soldiers who do it themselves sometimes feel that it is at least better than fighting.

Soldiers, not many people really like to fight.

Of course, there is also a job to do.

People like them build a house for Uncle Guo, and Uncle Guo is not a good person, so there must be resentment in private.

That's what it is. Repair and repair the city wall for the Jingshi, what will happen in the future, everyone can use it, go to Xingji County to repair the house for those two bullying men and women, what is the meaning of this work?

Now when they hear that there is a will for them to go back, then everyone applauds!

Song Shiming got up early in the morning to put the troops in order, and did one thing first, count the number of people!

A crooked group of people stood in an open space, there were quite a few people, about three or four thousand, and Song Shiming was surrounded by dozens of commanders, commanders, experience, governors, and other large and small officers.

After all, it's going to be unplugged. No one wants to stay in this hellish place where birds don't.

Song Shiming shook his head, he drank all day long, his head was always dizzy, and he held his hat and shouted at the soldiers and officers under him who were wearing coarse linen clothes and wearing various shapes:

"The will has come from above! After we return to Beijing, we must first find out how many more people will report it! The will is clear, those who escaped, those who were wounded, and even died, the commanders of each guard should report the number! Now that this burden is given to me, I will give you thousands of households, hundreds of households, and general banners, and you have to figure out how many of your own people have run away, and why you have run! ”

"Also, let's go back to Beijing this time, no longer build a palace for the emperor, according to the will, we will reorganize the army in the future! Those with big shoulders and round waists and thin arms and thin legs are not necessarily together, and those with the strength of the handle and those who are still shaking when walking are not separated! So cheer me up, we soldiers all know that good land, military pay is never delayed, grain is needed, meat is meat, and poor ...... Hehe, then you have to ask for more blessings! ”

In this martial arts left guard, there is really a pair of brothers, and others call them Zhang San and Zhang Si. Although the two are cousins, their figures are very different.

Zhang San is a tall man, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist and mantis legs, although he is not very good-looking, he has a big mouth and some buck teeth, plus a beard, which is incomparable with that kind of Jiangnan talent.

But from a poor family, it depends on strength to eat.

Zhang San never fought, he built a house, he was obedient and powerful, he did a very good job, and later he got a small flag for him.

Zhang Si is different, he is small, his arms are thin, and his body is thin, as if he can be blown down by a gust of wind. It's not his cousin Zhang San, who is designated as the master to be bullied.

That's where the problem comes in.

“…… I also heard that the imperial court prefers wrestlers this time, and last year there was news from Yingwuwei's side, and the brave ones were assigned one piece, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were assigned to another. After this, don't I want to separate from my third brother? ”

Zhang San was both a little excited and a little hesitant.

The excitement is because he has had confidence in his own body since he was a child, and now he is doing this, maybe he can give people like them some opportunities to get ahead, and no one wants to build a house all the time, right?

It's also fucking for Shou Ningbo and Jianchangbo's two bastards.

Hesitant because he was worried about his cousin.

"Fourth, don't worry about it first, when you get to the Jingshi, I'll go and talk to Lord Zongqi, and see if I can let you follow me, don't fight, you can still cook."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Si was comfortable.

But the other people around him, who looked a little thin, wailed, "...... Zhang Si has you, the third brother, what can we do with those who are working hard? ”

"Don't say these frustrating words." Zhang San comforted: "The intention of the imperial court to do this is to put all of us people to use. Wealth and danger are sought, the future is not easy to say, as long as you use your life in the army, are you afraid that you will not be able to fight for a good future? ”

A bearded veteran on the side, relying on his rich experience, made a profound appearance and said, "I think there must be a big change after I go back." You don't want to think about what kind of person the Zhang family is, even if you can transfer us away, it will definitely take a lot of effort. Since Fei Fei is so hard, can he still let us go back to Beijing to raise it? ”

When everyone heard this, it seemed that this was indeed the truth.

"I've heard that this time it's the prince's will...... The crown prince, I heard the second son of the seventh aunt and his second uncle's family who was a guard in the palace...... is very talented, as long as he has the ability, no matter how big the official is, he is willing to give it. ”

"No, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince offended the Tatars, this is afraid, hurry up and get us all back."

"You're all wrong, it's obvious that the prince can't get used to his two uncles, and he beat them last year!"

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When there is upheaval, it is when there is the most gossip. Everyone's future is uncertain, so naturally there is a lot of discussion.

And the crown prince Zhu Houzhao summoned Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Yue and Han Wen to come over to discuss.

Nowadays, although the matter of the whole army is complicated, it is not very difficult, as long as Han Wen, the big Situ in charge of the household department, guarantees the military salary, no soldier will make trouble because his boss or number has changed.

It's a good day, but you want to lose your head?

The problem is that the brave men are picked up and formed a new guard. But what about the rest of the soldiers?

Liu Jian focuses on stability, "Your Highness, the minister thinks that no matter whether he is brave or not, it is not appropriate to dismiss any guard or person in this army, except for the arrogant people who do not obey the will, the rest should be retained." Otherwise, rumors will be rampant and people will be panicked, which will not be conducive to the whole army and the stability of the overall situation. ”

Zhu Houzhao also thought about the same as Liu Jian in his heart. Even if it is to be abolished, it will not be abolished now. Now the reduction is excessive, there are many people who have no skills at all, they can only serve as soldiers, rashly drive them all away, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers do not give them food, you still want to reorganize the army?

As for the waste of silver, it has been wasted for decades, so what if it is wasted for a few more years, it is really not worth it to make a mess in the capital for that bit of silver.

That's not really his point. His focus is on jurisdiction.

In that year, Emperor Taizu Gao set up 12 guards for his direct relatives, Emperor Taizongwen added 10 guards, and Emperor Xuanzongzhang added 4 guards, a total of 26 guards. Now in addition to the left and right Tengxiang who belong to the Jinyi Guard and the Imperial Horse Guard, Wu Xiang left and right four guards. Most of the remaining 21 guards are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and the name of the Shangzhi Guards is no longer worthy of the name.

Zhu Houzhao wants them to live up to their name.

But this kind of thing can't be done with a single sentence, and it's not a question of whether Wenchen listens or not. But after the battle of Tumubao, there are not so many people who can occupy so many positions. The commanders alone cost twenty-six.

Where do these people come from? How many dignitaries can there be now?

But Zhu Houzhao is not hopeless, his hope is the military academy in the academy.

As for now, he just wants to put those few good ones in order, and they are all brave guards to come over. The positions of other 'commanders' are still determined by the cabinet and the military department.

As for those bad ones, he also thought about how to use them again...... If you waste money, you have to waste value.

According to what Liu Ge Lao said, all the soldiers in the whole army this time, as long as they obey the law and abide by the law, all of them will be retained, but after that, they should still be trained and drilled. In addition......"

Zhu Houzhao touched his nose, "There is an immature idea in this palace for you to see." Since the reality is that the combat strength of each guard after the reorganization of the army is different, it is better to give this title. The best is listed as a first-class guard, the second class is a second-class guard, the second class is a third-class guard, and the last class is a D-class guard. Different grades, salaries, money, food, equipment, and uniforms are all different. ”

This was a new idea, and several people looked at each other and began to ponder.

Han Wen first felt that it was wrong, "Your Highness, in this way, how to solve the extra money and food?" ”

Eight words, the total number remains the same, flexible distribution. That is, it is deducted from the first level of C and D, and the second level of A and B is replenished. ”

Hiss.

Li Dongyang heard that there were some hidden dangers, "Your Highness, wouldn't this aggravate the contradictions between the guards in the Beijing camp?" This is not conducive to unity, once you go to the battlefield in the future, you will have different levels with each other, and then add some grudges, how can you work together to fight the enemy? ”

Zhu Hou said in his heart, when I wanted to reorganize the army, some people said that they were tossing and turning, and the country was stable in all seas, where did the enemy come from.

Now it is beginning to say that the war is not united. Where did the combat come from?

"Li Ge doesn't have to worry about it first. Initially designated as Grade A or Grade B does not mean that it will always be Grade A, and Grade D does not mean that it will always be Grade D. ”

"Your Highness means to compete year by year, up and down. Fight for your own salary! After all, Wang Yue is a person who has led soldiers for many years, and Zhu Houzhao has already understood the first half of the sentence.

In this way, it's not a matter of grudge, but if you want to complain, you can't complain about your own ability. And it is also beneficial to compete with each other and compete and chase to improve combat effectiveness. Liu Jian stroked his beard, this method is better.

"It's mostly a sense of honor." Zhu Houzhao actually wanted to say this, "The people in the first-class guard are naturally proud, and this collective is also proud, and the soldiers are proud of their numbers and are willing to fight for it, which is the most important thing." ”

Wang Yue praised: "Although Your Highness has never read the book of soldiers, he seems to be a person who has led soldiers for many years. And the word sense of honor is quite apt. ”

"In order to make this honor more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the palace is determined to restore the old system of the first-class guard after the reorganization of the army, directly under the emperor, and led by the emperor himself!"

Everyone's faces changed, isn't this just that there are several more brocade guards at once?

"Your Highness, this is ......"

"There is no need to discuss this, you can only issue the will, and those who resist the will in the army will be dealt with according to military law. Whoever in the court is dissatisfied or has objections, let him come to Gu. Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, not giving a chance to argue, and said a little fiercely: "I also want to hear the truth of which dynasty and which generation the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor cannot personally lead the army!" ”

As soon as they heard this, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian originally held back some words,

Arguing with the Prince? Whoever wants to do this, go ahead and do it.