Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 176
The autumn tiger in August is still scary, and the ground is scalding hot. If you take a few steps, you will be caught in the heat wave and cannot extricate yourself.

With the upsurge of the whole army, Zhu Yixi was not idle, and kept patrolling.

When it comes to reorganizing the army, whether it is the reorganization of the Dasanguan or the Xiangyang reorganization, the Qin army has quite rich experience.

Generally speaking, there are three don'ts.

First, don't be infirm; whether it is operating artillery, muskets, or running, the infirm is a drag.

Second, there is no need for soldiers; in the modern age, that is, the age of firearms, obedience and seriousness have become the first choice, and personal force has been compressed.

Thirdly, no one under sixteen, not over forty.

As soon as the three standard conditions came out, most of the [-] Sichuan troops were immediately eliminated.

Especially the first item, being physically strong.

The standard is to be able to run five kilometers without stopping, which is enough to screen out a large number of old, weak, sick and disabled.

40,000 people is still too many.

Zhu Yixi came up with the fourth article - no only child.

Unlike other provinces, the soldiers in Sichuan basically have both parents, and the only son joins the army, so they are living on a mixed diet.

Once lost, it is a disaster for the family.

So far, after filtering by four conditions, only 20,000 people are left.

All belong to soldiers.

The 80,000 people who were eliminated, Zhu Yixi did not disband directly, but was assigned to various prefectures to become the second echelon - the guards.

The guards were rewarded with two taels of money, and the soldiers were rewarded with ten taels of housing expenses. Zhu Yixi gave them one by one.

For a while, Sichuan Province was jubilant.

In fact, these [-] Sichuan soldiers are only part of the troops supporting the imperial court, and there are still many chieftains, guards, and localities who are hesitant.

"Governor Wang, the most important thing now is to appease the local area, wipe out the bandits, try to stabilize Sichuan as much as possible, and restore the vitality of the local area."

Zhu Yixi glanced at the half-reserved and half-respectful Wang Yingxiong, then looked at the barracks with loud slogans, and said in a deep voice.

The three elements of military training are slogans, formation, and sufficient food and pay.

The key is the latter item. As long as these three points are met, there is no need to worry about not having elite soldiers.

Before and after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they deeply understood the importance of the army, so no matter how many soldiers surrendered, they would pay their salaries and never defaulted.

Therefore, the weak Ming soldier suddenly turned into a downhill fierce tiger. The psychological factor is only part of it, and the main reason is sufficient salary.

No way, soldiers are so simple.

"Your Highness's military training is really costly."

Wang Yingxiong frowned, and slightly suggested: "If the soldiers are paid too much, they will look forward and look backward, greedy for life and afraid of death. The western thieves in the past paid too much rewards, and the soldiers collapsed at the first touch."

"I know!"

Of course Zhu Yixi understood this truth.

The generals at this time all adhered to the theory of half-feeding, believing that soldiers who are too full will have no fighting spirit, so they let the soldiers starve on weekdays, and then before the battle, they gave out rewards to motivate the soldiers.

Even, many generals will set up private casinos to win all the soldiers' money before the war.

This is equivalent to a low basic salary and a high commission, which is very popular in the sales industry in later generations.

The effect is naturally not bad.

However, the disadvantages are serious.

If nothing else, just like the sales industry, you can't keep people.

Once defeated, nine out of ten will flee.

"If you don't have enough food and drink for daily training, you can only practice hard."

Zhu Yixi said indifferently: "I want the horse to run, but I also want the horse not to eat grass. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

Seeing King Hanyang's neither salty nor dull tone, Wang Yingxiong naturally wouldn't refute: "Your Highness's soldiers and horses are majestic, I'm afraid that's it?"

"It can be said like this."

Zhu Yixi laughed lightly.

Compared with the Western Army, the Chuang Army, and other Ming armies, the Qin Army under his command received the most favorable treatment, and it would be strange if they did not win the battle.

"Governor Wang, the expenditure of our army must rely on Sichuan!"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will live up to my expectations."

Wang Yingxiong hurriedly responded, his eyes were full of energy.

Perhaps, the king of Hanyang conquered Sichuan just to supply money and food.

This is the handle!

Thinking of this, he bent even lower to hide the joy on his face.

Zhu Yixi nodded, noncommittal.

After all, Sichuan is different from Huguang.

Too many people, too many officials, too complicated.

It can only be used as a cow, not suitable as a base.

Therefore, in Zhu Yixi's mind, Wang Yingxiong is in charge of civil affairs and controls the army himself.

Wait until the time is right, and then really pick the fruit.

On a deeper level, Wang Yingxiong belongs to the Donglin Party. On the surface, Sichuan still belongs to the Nanjing court.

For Manqing, Nanming was the most eye-catching and the first to suppress.

Zhu Yixi, on the other hand, developed silently behind her back, buying time.

"Report, Your Highness, hurry up for six hundred miles!"

Suddenly, the messenger rushed over.

"Huh?" Zhu Yixi was taken aback as she opened the letter.

Wang Yingxiong felt itchy when he heard about it, but he still held back and didn't ask rashly.

His Royal Highness King Hanyang smiled, took the letter, and said with disdain: "There are still conditions?"

"Your Highness?"

"Nothing." Zhu Yixi said with a sneer, "The Nanjing court planned to make me a prince, but they imposed conditions on me."

"Tell me, Governor Wang, should I let Zuo Menggeng go?"

Hearing King Hanyang's question, Wang Yingxiong was startled, and then pondered.

Zuo Menggeng is Zuo Liangyu's son, the only son, and is the best handle for King Hanyang to control Zuo Zhen.

Once released, the consequences are unpredictable.

As a member of the Donglin Party, he was naturally willing to release Zuo Menggeng.

However, he is now half subordinate to King Hanyang and has been recommended as governor, so he must not offend His Highness.

Wang Yingxiong said solemnly:

"Your Highness, Ma Shiying's family dominates the imperial court, and the Donglin party members are defeated. If things go on like this, it will be extremely unfavorable for Daming."

Hearing this, Zhu Yixi's smile narrowed, with thoughtful eyes.

Although Ma Shiying's monopolization of power is not good for the Donglin Party members, it is also not good for local powerful factions like Zhu Yixi.

As long as the two sides are balanced, there will be opportunities for him to take advantage of.

Therefore, what Wang Yingxiong meant was to support the Donglin Party, with Zuo Liangyu's aid, so that the court could be rebalanced.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yixi couldn't help cursing secretly: "The Donglin party members are really trash."

Ma Shiying couldn't beat Ma Shiying even in the party struggles he was good at. No wonder the Qing army surrendered one after another as soon as the Qing army came.

What's the use if you're not good at practice?
Zhu Yixi pays attention to strength, whether it is King Gong or King Yi, to him, it doesn't matter what the name of the king is.

Trying to blackmail him with a false name is nothing short of delusional.

Moreover, Zuo Menggeng is worth [-] Zuojun. If he is released, what if he surrenders to the Qing Dynasty like in history?

"Whether it's Prince Gong or King Yi, thunder, rain, and dew are all due to the grace of the king. It is already a blessing to be crowned prince."

Zhu Yixi said seriously.

Wang Yingxiong was dumbfounded for a moment.

His lips moved, but he didn't say anything after all.

"Sichuan please entrust the governor."

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Yixi smiled: "I will leave Zhao Guangyuan and Qin Yiming behind to assist the governor in calming down the place."

"Then thank you, Your Highness."

Wang Yingxiong sighed inwardly, and could only bow his hands.

(End of this chapter)