The Kaifeng Military Academy has moved to Luoyang, and the address is selected at the western foot of Wan'an Mountain.

At the north foot is the Tiansi Prison Horse Farm, and further north is the Royal Garden Dongxi Garden.

As the emperor, after the military academy was relocated, Zhu Ming naturally wanted to take a look.

Due to the greeting in advance, teachers and students attended classes normally.

"See Your Majesty!"

Vice Principal Zhang Bo led a few teachers and waited at the school gate for a long time, and immediately saluted when he saw Zhu Ming.

The principal of the military academy can only be the emperor, first, to facilitate the emperor's control of the officers and the army, and secondly, to urge the future emperor to attach importance to military affairs.

Zhu Ming returned with a military salute and was surrounded by everyone.

Zhang Xian and Yang Zaixing were also there, and they came to the military academy to select students these days.

Moreover, they are students sent by various armies for further study, and ordinary students they don't look down on - these were originally middle and low-level officers or small soldiers, but because of their excellent performance and literacy, they were selected to be sent to the imperial court to learn the art of war.

"How's it going?" Zhu Ming asked as he walked.

Zhang Xian replied: "It's almost elected." When they graduate in early summer, they can be taken to the south to train new troops. ”

Yang Zaixing said: "These students are all excellent, and they all have the talent of generals. ”

Zhu Ming said: "You still can't pull out the seedlings to help them grow. When a new army is established, it is sufficient to upgrade them by two levels according to their original ranks, and specific military positions can be promoted by three levels as appropriate. Adjutant generals and senior officers of the Forces nouvelles, you must contact the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of War will select the generals and transfer them. ”

There are no rules, and you can't always treat the military department as a decoration.

After Zhu Ming was no longer in charge of the Privy Council, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War were gradually formalized, and the various powers of the Ministry of War were slowly restored.

On the playground that entered through the gate, there were two classes of students who were lining up to fight.

The spear heads were removed, dipped in lime and poked at each other.

Continuing on, a class of students was training in martial arts, holding guns and repeatedly stabbing and hanging in the air.

Zhang Bo recounted: "These are ordinary students who have never been to the battlefield, and their first year at the school focuses on training martial arts, formations and physical strength. The students sent by different armies for further study are different, and pay more attention to the study of the art of war. ”

Ordinary students of military academies, according to Zhu Ming's idea, are to encourage all provinces to show talent to sign up.

However, due to the age jam, there are very few talents who sign up. Young people, they have already been admitted to Xiucai, so they naturally still want to take the examination and Jinshi.

As a last resort, Zhu Ming issued an order to local government schools to encourage official students at and above the county school level to sign up.

One after another, in recent years, more than 300 scholars have chosen to abandon literature and follow the military to study in military schools.

The main types are as follows:

The first is the disciple of the gate. The generals of the former Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty found that their children and grandchildren were not the material for the Jinshi examination, so they simply threw them into the military academy early to fight for a way out.

The second type is the children of the family. Mainly based on the descendants of the concubines or side branches, it may be no problem to take the Xiucai exam, but it is basically hopeless to be admitted to the Jinshi, and throwing it into the military academy can develop contacts in the army.

The third type is the children of the poor family. The family has a little money to support his son's education, or because of lack of financial resources, or because of the imperial examination, he also tries to follow the path of a military school.

Zhang Bo said: "The elimination rate of the family is very high. They have a good foundation in learning, but they don't pay attention to learning in the first year, and they are trained as recruits. People are often practiced to cry, and some people run away in the middle of the night, or hide in the barracks without exercising. ”

"Clean up!" Zhu Ming said with a smile.

Zhang Bo also laughed: "The first mistake is just a warning, the second mistake is punished for running, and the third mistake will be beaten with a military stick." If you make a mistake for the fourth time, you will be directly expelled. After the expulsion, the official government of the place of household registration must be notified, and the person will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination again. Since its establishment, more than 20 people have been expelled, and more than eighty percent of them belong to the family. ”

Zhu Ming nodded approvingly: "It should be so strict." ”

Zhang Bo also said: "The new students who entered the school this spring are all selected from the sergeants who have made meritorious contributions to the destruction of Jin. Although you must be literate to be selected, many people have the cultural skills to barely write letters. In the first three months, they were mainly taught to read and write, and they took time to practice for a while every day, but in fact, the art of war had not been formally taught. ”

"Let's start today and choose the best culture." Ju Ming decided to sit in on a class.

Zhang Bo immediately went to make arrangements, and soon eighteen students were called to a classroom to start classes.

These eighteen people are all from the northern armies.

The highest level is 100 generals, and the lowest level is just a long one.

They were very excited to see the emperor and sat upright in class.

Zhang Bo personally lectured as a teacher, and while writing on the blackboard with chalk, he said: "Open the "Art of War" in your hands. This book was compiled under the personal direction of His Majesty, co-authored by the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, and the Lieutenant Generals, and finally by the hands of the Minister himself......"

"Since the Qin and Han dynasties, there have been four factions of soldiers. That is, the power of the soldiers, the situation of the soldiers, the yin and yang of the soldiers, and the skills of the soldiers. ”

"Military tactics are the broadest and involve many elements. His Majesty summarized it as strategy and tactics, including temple calculations, military system, logistics, intelligence, and tactics...... Wait a minute. ”

"The military situation mainly focuses on the use of tactics."

"Bing Yin and Yang pay attention to astronomy, geography and formation."

"Military skills are the requisition, training, and management of the army, as well as logistics such as military salaries, military rations, and clothing, as well as the research, manufacture and use of weapons."

"There are four factions of this soldier, with different emphases, and some of them overlap with each other. Now we have mixed it up and redivided it into eight contents, namely: military system, logistics, intelligence, weapons, conscription (recruitment and discharge), drills, strategy, and tactics. ”

"Today I'm going to talk about the military system."

"I have a Ming military system, the emperor is the supreme commander of the whole army, followed by the cabinet, the Privy Council and the military department. The cabinet decided whether to send troops or not, and the emperor obtained permission. The Privy Council decides how, when, and where to send troops. The military department is in charge of the selection of generals, recruitment, and drills, and contacts with the household department and the Ministry of Industry for logistics. ”

"The national army is divided into field army, garrison army and cao army. The field army is the main force of the elite, including the forbidden army. The garrison troops were stationed in various places, and were responsible for requisitioning rebels and bandits in the territory in peacetime, and fought with the field army in wartime. The Cao army was responsible for transportation, and the people were temporarily under the jurisdiction of the Cao army during the war, and the Cao army also had to participate in the battle at critical times. ”

"Each province has a general army and a commander. The general corps is responsible for leading the army in combat and daily drills. The commanders were responsible for recruitment, discharge, and logistical supply. The general army directly belongs to the military department, and the land of peace and prosperity can be left without a general army, and the daily drills are handed over to the commanders. In war-torn places, two or three general troops can be set up in a province. ”

"There is also the post of deputy marshal, which is only set up in times of great war, and is used to command the troops and horses of several provinces. After the war, the deputy marshal had to be dismissed. The post of marshal can only be held temporarily by the emperor, prince or prince. ”

"And the ...... of the Metropolitan Protectorate"

"Let's talk about the rank and rank ......"

Eighteen students listened attentively.

Some people seemed very excited, although they had been in the army for many years, it was the first time to understand the whole picture of the Ming military system.

Others were slightly disappointed and listened to the sound of wanting to doze off. They came to learn the art of war, and the result was all kinds of institutions, official positions, and systems, and they really couldn't remember so much at once.

This class lasted for an hour, and the more detailed it became later.

Zhang Bo put down the chalk, clapped his hands and said: "Today, His Majesty the Emperor personally inspected the military academy and asked His Majesty to give a lecture to all students!" ”

"Bang bang bang!"

The students were shocked and quickly sat up straight and slapped their hands.

Zhu Ming walked up to the podium, didn't say anything, pointed to one of the students and asked, "What's your name?" What is the original position? ”

The student there immediately stood up: "Return to Your Majesty." My name is Li Fu, a native of Hebei, and I used to be a cavalry captain in the Bazi Army. The regular number of the eight-character army is the seventh division of the Daming Field Army. In last year's war, I captured 23 Jin soldiers before and after, and also captured a Jurchen general! ”

Zhu Ming praised: "With outstanding military achievements, it is no wonder that he was selected to study in a military school." How are you literate? ”

Li Fu replied: "My family used to be a rich family in Hebei, and the gold thieves killed them, and the family was ruined. I voted for General Wang (Wang Yan) and went with me to kill the gold thief. At first, I couldn't fight, so I could only be a soldier. Later, I pestered my fellow villagers to learn to ride horses, practiced hard every day, and was selected when the eight-character army formed a cavalry. ”

"What do you think is the use of learning this today?" Zhu Ming asked.

Li Fu replied very briefly: "From a high vantage point." ”

Zhu Ming praised: "This is a wonderful statement, you have mastered the essence of this class." ”

Zhang Xian suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, this Captain Li, can you be transferred to southern Sichuan after graduation?" ”

Zhu Ming smiled and asked, "Have you taken a fancy to it?" ”

Zhang Xian said: "There is a talent of a general. It's a pity that I just started school this year, and it will take two years to graduate. ”

Zhu Ming asked Li Fu again: "How old is this year?" ”

Li Fu replied: "I joined the army at the age of fifteen, and I am twenty years old this year!" ”

Zhu Ming was even more satisfied, and asked the other students one by one.

He soon discovered that the eighteen students in front of him had killed more than 20 enemies per capita during the Battle of Exterminating Gold last year. Even if many of them belong to the results of the pursuit battle, they are very rare, and some people even captured more than 50 enemies.

When communicating with the emperor, the students were very excited.

Moreover, the emperor did not teach the content of today's lecture, which made the students even more grateful - I can't remember so much!

Immediately, Zhu Ming went to see his son again.

Zhu Kang, the king of Yu, was running away with a load, wearing armor and sandbags tied to his legs, and he was as tired as a dog sticking out his tongue.

Zhu Kang didn't dare to stop, and he was embarrassed to stop.

Because the instructor had already given him extra preferential treatment, he quietly gave him sandbags and armor to lose weight. He knew about this, and he was a little unhappy at first, but soon he was grateful to the instructor.

After your run, take a short break.

These military cadets who had never fought were so tired that they lay down directly, and they didn't even bother to meet the emperor.

"All stand up!"

Zhu Ming said to the instructor: "After the drill is tired, you must not sit down immediately, so you may die suddenly." Let them walk slowly and rest until their breathing has stabilized. ”

Then, he turned his head to Zhang Bo and said: "This should be written into the military training manual." ”

"Yes!" Zhang Bo and the instructor hurriedly responded.

(End of chapter)