Chapter 106 New Army
Zhengyong six years, the second day of August.
When Yuan Qichang, the censor of the Supervisory Office, and Tian Wenjing, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, were furious, the emperor was furious and ordered the three departments to review the matter!
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it is the ninth day of August.
Tian Wenjing was taken back to Beijing and detained in the Dali Temple Tianlao.
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it was the tenth day of August.
Tian Wenjing's sister Wen Bin interceded for her brother and forced her way into Bai Yujing. His Majesty was furious and deprived her of her title and demoted her to a beauty.
Zhengyong six years, August 15th.
Tian Wenjing committed suicide in the Dali Temple Heavenly Prison. Fortunately, he was rescued by the Shadow Guard, who also arrested seven Dali Temple jailers and Dali Temple jailers.
That night, Tian Wenjing was transferred to Jinyiwei Prison.
Seven people, including the jailer and jailer of Dali Temple, were also detained.
Zhengyong six years, August 20th.
Zhou Zicheng, the right minister of Dali Temple, hanged himself and left a last letter admitting all the evidence of his crimes.
The emperor was furious.
Zhengyong six years, August 25th.
Tian Wenjing confessed and gave evidence to 32 officials, big and small.
Zhengyong six years, August 26th.
Jin Yiwei searched for Ji according to the map and arrested officials related to the Yongzhou Grand Canal.
Chen Dongming, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Pan Shien, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Geishizhong of the Inspectorate were arrested and imprisoned.
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it is the third day of September.
A total of 131 officials, big and small, in Yongzhou were arrested and imprisoned, including more than 30 local landlords and people from aristocratic families.
There were people from aristocratic families who used Wubao as a city to expel the captors.
Some people from aristocratic families even contacted the rebels, summoned bandits and others to besiege the county government office, and started to rebel!
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it is the tenth day of September.
A total of 73 officials, big and small, in Bingzhou were arrested and imprisoned.
A Bingzhou family also contacted local bandits and horse thieves to attack the county government, but they were suppressed by General Cui Xiawu who happened to be escorting compensation, horses, livestock and other items.
In order to suppress the rebels in Bingzhou, Cui Xiawu temporarily stationed in Jinyang County to suppress the rebellion at the repeated request of local officials in Bingzhou.
Zhengyong six years, September 15th.
The rebellion occurred throughout Yongzhou, spreading to Shuzhou, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places where anti-people were also roaming.
Zhengyong six years, September 20th.
Some officials wrote a letter to restart the state pastoral system to suppress the rebellion in each state, but were reprimanded by Emperor Zhengyong.
Zhengyong six years, September 25th.
Lu Xiangqing was transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zheng Xuanyue, the former Chief Secretary of Jiangzuo, was transferred to the post of Minister of the Ministry of Punishments.
Liang Fan, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was transferred to the post of inspector Zuo Du Yushi.
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, October 1st.
A total of twenty-three officials, including Tian Wenjing, were beheaded in the vegetable market.
Tian Wenjing, punished the nine tribes.
The remaining charges were slightly smaller, and more than 100 officials, large and small, were pardoned after paying a total of 890,000 acres of land for the crime.
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it is the fifth day of the tenth month.
Wenmei committed suicide in the harem. Your Majesty wanted her to stay in the palace for two years and take care of her with merit, so she was buried with the ceremony of a concubine.
In the sixth year of Zhengyong, it was the tenth day of the tenth month.
Zheng Yi's figure appeared in a large school ground at the foot of Tianshou Mountain.
Tianshou Mountain, under Zheng Yi's instructions, has gradually been transformed into a new army training camp.
About two years ago, after Zheng Yi developed the matchlock gun at the Ministry of Industry, he had already started thinking about training the new army.
In his vision, the new army was completely modeled on our army's system and the actual situation of Dayu.
It is organized into divisions, regiments, battalions and companies. A division has about 10,000 men and is composed of four regiments, each of which has about 3,000 men.
And it is equipped with a more advanced flintlock gun!
As early as a year ago, the Ministry of Industry developed a flintlock gun based on Zheng Yi's idea.
Compared with previous matchlocks, flintlock muskets were of higher quality, more accurate, and had a longer shooting range.
In addition to the flintlock musket, each soldier will also be equipped with 50 rounds of ammunition, 20 wooden handle grenades, and a bayonet that can be installed on the end of the flintlock musket.
Each regiment is equipped with 100 red-coated cannons, which are maintained and maintained by specially trained artillery.
Zheng Yi did not form a special artillery regiment. In addition to the scarcity of cannons, the reason is that today's cannons are too heavy and their mobility is greatly reduced.
In this case, it would be better to distribute the red cannons evenly among the regiments of the New Army and let them use them freely.
Today, the arsenal has more than 20,000 workers thanks to Zheng Yi's two-pronged approach of spending a lot of money and recruiting refugees.
The daily production of flintlocks, gunpowder, bullets, grenades and red cannons is a huge word count.
Except for some of these artillery, guns, grenades and other thermal weapons, they were distributed to the troops of the Forbidden Army, Shenji Battalion, Miao Xiu, Shi Heilang, Xu Mujun and others.
More than 70% of the consumption is higher than that of the new army!
Zheng Yi formed a new army of five divisions.
Including auxiliary troops and heavy supplies, the number of new troops is more than 100,000!
More than 100,000 modern troops armed with flintlock guns and supported by artillery, I wonder what kind of impact they will have on the world?
And the most important thing is that in addition to the new army that has been trained by more than 50,000 people for two years, he has also continued to recruit refugees and train new troops in the past two years.
The second and third batch of new troops are still training now. In two years, it will be their stage!
The second batch consisted of 80,000 people.
The third batch, 150,000 people!
This is already the limit that Zheng Yi's current internal treasury plus all the liquidity of the Royal Chamber of Commerce can bear.
They must be pulled out to train troops and test their success, and those aristocratic families and landowners must be exterminated to make up for the royal losses.
Zheng Yi slowly walked onto the podium, and facing him were rows of young people standing at attention with fiery eyes.
New army!
Each of them was wearing a camouflage military uniform, holding a flintlock gun, and their eyes followed Zheng Yi's movements.
"Salute~!!!"
A soldier who transferred from the Shadow Guard shouted loudly, "Shua", and the huge phalanx of more than 50,000 people almost all raised their hands in salute, and shouted in unison: "I have met your Majesty!"
"Long live your Majesty!"
More than 50,000 people shouted long live the mountain, the momentum was so high that the birds in the surrounding forest were frightened and flew up.
"Everyone, stand at attention!!!"
There was another 'swish' sound, and more than 50,000 people stood at attention in a majestic manner.
In order to train these more than 50,000 people, Zheng Yi spent a lot of money.
They were all selected by refugees from various places, and they were originally grateful to Zheng Yi.
Not only were they provided with sufficient food and salary, but they also came often to lecture and train with them.
He also sent most of the young Shadow Guards deep into the new army to explain to them His Majesty's great achievements.
Zheng Yi's special training and instructions were enough to ensure the loyalty of these more than 50,000 people.
Moreover, Zheng Yi also specially selected a large number of activists and loyal people among them, accepted them as members of the imperial party, and assigned company commanders, battalion commanders and other positions based on their personal abilities and training results.
As for the regiment commander and division commander, they are experienced generals transferred from the Forbidden Army and Shenji Battalion.
Under such training, the more than 50,000 new recruits were far superior to ordinary county soldiers in terms of physical fitness and combat awareness. What they lack now is practical experience.
And now, what Zheng Yi is doing is to enhance their practical experience!
"Gentlemen!"
Zheng Yi spoke, and with the blessing of his powerful inner strength, the news spread throughout the military camp.
Almost everyone among the more than 50,000 recruits could hear his clear voice.
"Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while!"
"Now that our country is in turmoil, we need loyal people like you to bring order to the chaos and protect the people of the world!"
"Today there are disobedient people in Yongzhou who incite the refugees to cause chaos. They even kill the emperor's own troops and seize the city as a base to rebel against Dayu. This is really disrespectful!"
"After two years of training, it's time for you to put down the war for the people of the world, for Da Yu, and for me, kill the rebels, and restore peace to the world!"
His voice spread throughout the military camp, echoing in the ears of every recruit.
More than 50,000 new recruits immediately shouted in unison: "Death for Your Majesty!!!"
The sound shook the sky, like black clouds pressing down on the city.
"Dismissed!"
“Get ready to break camp!”
Under the leadership of their respective officers, more than 50,000 people immediately dispersed and prepared for departure.
Zheng Yi, on the other hand, came to the military tent and met with the five division commanders.
These five people are all carefully selected by Zheng Yi.
Although he is young, he is loyal enough, and they are both from the imperial party, so they are extremely loyal to him.
The commander of the First Division, Qu Bo, was born in the Shadow Guard and a member of the Imperial Party.
Twenty-seven years old, a first-level warrior.
The commander of the second division, Tian Yiguang.
Thirty-eight years old, fourth in martial arts, first-level warrior.
Former Ouchi bodyguard, he protected Zheng Yi for several years and was gradually infected by Zheng Yi's personality charm.
Salaries and rewards never ceased, and his loyalty to Zheng Yi increased day by day.
And after Zheng Yi's review, he joined the imperial party.
Commander of the Third Division, Yao Song.
Thirty-two years old, a second-level warrior.
Zhao Tieshan Paoze, the former commander of the Thousand Commander of the Forbidden Army and the former captain of the Shenji Battalion, joined the New Army on Zhao Tieshan's recommendation.
After a series of renewals and excellent assessment results during the training period, and with experience in firearms combat, he was specially promoted to the commander of the Third Division.
Commander of the Fourth Division, Xu Hu.
Forty-five years old, second-level warrior.
A former soldier of Xu Mu's army and a member of the Xu family, he was discharged from the army after being seriously injured and disabled. He lived a messy and helpless life in his later years.
Later, he was promoted by Zheng Yi and asked to train the new army.
Because of Zheng Yi's favor in promoting him, and Xu Mujun and Xu Qingluan's orders, he died in the service of His Majesty.
Commander of the Fifth Division, Zheng Yuanqing.
Thirty-one years old, a first-level warrior.
The cousin of Emperor Zhengyong, a member of the clan, and the second son of Zheng Zongxian.
He has been fond of dancing with swords and guns since he was a child. Under the influence of Zheng Zongxian, martial arts has developed rapidly, and he has a close relationship with Zheng Yi.
His personality was most fond of the military, but he was explicitly prohibited from joining the army by Prince Xian.
Later, he was persuaded by Zheng Yi and ordered to join the new army. He showed great interest and talent in firearms, and his marksmanship was amazing.
These five people are all people close to Zheng Yi. They are either Shadow Guards, people who have been promoted by Zheng Yi, or Zheng Yi has great favors for them, or they are members of his own clan.
In this way, the absolute loyalty of the new army can be guaranteed.
Even if Zheng Yi uses some loyal and mediocre people, he will never use people with second thoughts.
The same is true for other regiment commanders, battalion commanders, and company commanders.
"I have seen His Majesty in humble positions!"
Zheng Yi walked in, and the five of them knelt down on one knee and saluted respectfully.
"No gift required!"
Zheng Yi sat on the main seat and said quietly: "As the saying goes, a soldier who has never seen blood is not a qualified soldier."
"It's been two years since the new recruits were recruited. It's time to bring them out and let them experience real war!"
"Five dear friends, are you sure?"
The eyes of the five people lit up, and Zheng Yuanqing was the first to say: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Although the new army is new, with your Majesty's sharp firearms and new training methods, it is enough to equal one to a hundred!"
"No, one is worth a thousand, one is worth ten thousand!"
"Okay!"
Zheng Yi clapped his hands and said: "What I want is your morale!"
"In this military training, the first division, the second division, and the third division entered Yong to fight."
"The fourth and fifth divisions will enter Shu to fight."
"I will not give you a clear task. Everyone has the right to do whatever is convenient."
"Suppressing the rebels, killing the bandit leaders, and arresting the rebels are all your own decisions. You don't need to ask for instructions."
"Are you sure?"
Using the new army equipped with new firearms to deal with a group of anti-citizens who may not even have armor, Zheng Yi felt like using anti-aircraft cannons to swat mosquitoes.
If they still can't suppress the rioters, then they will all have to buy a piece of tofu and kill them.
The real purpose of this battle is to train troops!
Let all these new recruits see blood!
The five people said in unison: "Death for Your Majesty!"
Xu Hu, who had the most practical combat experience among the five, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, five divisions entered Bingzhou and Shuzhou to suppress the rebels. What about Bingzhou?"
"I have my own arrangements in Bingzhou."
Zheng Yi said softly: "You and the five of you should remember that when suppressing the rebels, as long as the rebels flee, they cannot be pursued. After all, they are all my people, and they are just being deceived by someone with good intentions."
"But in the face of counter-rebellion troops, as well as rebellious landlords, aristocratic families, etc., we will kill them without mercy. Do you understand?"
"I obey the order!"
"Go down and prepare, we will set off soon."
"No!"
The five people went down one after another, but Liu Chengen came in from the outside and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, someone wants to see you."
"Who?"
Zheng Yi frowned and said: "Didn't I say that when I am in the military camp, all political affairs will be handled by the cabinet."
"It's not a political matter."
Liu Chengen whispered: "It's... touching Colonel Jin and the others."
(End of chapter)